Amar Desh

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Matiur Rahman Chowdhury has been the host of "Frontline," a popular Bangla-language news show, for five years. Aired live three times a week, the show gained notoriety for bringing politicians, members of civil society, and journalists together to discuss current affairs. Chowdhury distinguished himself from many of his counterparts with his soft-spoken but firm demeanor as he led his guests in substantive discussion, rather than presiding over talking heads trying to drown one another out. At a time when much of the broadcast media in Bangladesh has become muted, talk shows like Chowdhury's were one of the last spaces for critical news coverage.

It's not the first time, and it likely won't be the last: Bangladesh's
International Crimes Tribunal has demonstrated little tolerance for criticism
of its activities. Last week, the tribunal launched contempt of court
proceedings against Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman for his blog
posts on the court.

New
York, January 10, 2014--A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced an editor to seven years
in prison in connection with his articles about the rise of Islamic
fundamentalism in Bangladesh that allegedly showed the country in a critical
light.

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New
York, April 16, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the
official harassment of a pro-opposition daily in Dhaka and calls on all parties
to ensure a free and vibrant press is allowed to function amid ongoing
political turmoil.

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New
York, April 12, 2013--Amid growing political conflict that threatens even more
violence in Bangladesh, an editor of a pro-opposition newspaper in Dhaka has
been arrested on accusations of inciting religious tension, according to news reports. The editor
faces earlier charges of sedition as well, the reports said.

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New York, December 19, 2012--CPJ is deeply concerned by sedition
charges leveled against Mahmudur Rahman, the acting editor and majority owner of
the Bengali-language pro-opposition daily Amar
Desh and the paper's publisher, Alhaj Hasmat Ali. The two were charged after
publishing news stories based on leaked transcripts of conversations between a
lawyer and the lead judge of Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal.

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New York, August 20, 2010--Bangladesh's Supreme Court should reviewand overturn jail terms and fines it gave to three journalists from a pro-opposition daily Thursday for contempt of court, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.